IGN Sports: You've already played more playoff games than anyone your age has ever played in the history of the NBA. How has that helped elevate your game?

Tony Parker:. Experience is everything. It means so much because it enabled me to learn the game even faster. Playing in the playoffs is the best basketball in the world, and if you can learn under that pressure, succeed under that pressure, it gives you more confidence the next year. I was just lucky to go to a team good enough to go to the playoffs every year because it has really helped me evolve my game and be a better player over time.

IGN Sports: It also helps playing alongside someone like Tim Duncan. Can fans even appreciate everything he does out on the court to help the Spurs win on a nightly basis?

Tony Parker: San Antonio fans, for sure. The other fans around the league, I'm not so sure because he's such a quiet guy, he's shy and doesn't talk a lot, so I think to some fans, he doesn't get the respect he deserves. To me, the best thing about the way he plays is the fact that he makes all of his teammates better. He's so unselfish. He's not a superstar who wants to shoot 30 times a night.

Parker battles Nate Robinson at NBA Live 07.

IGN Sports: Is that what makes the Spurs special, the fact that you're playing team ball?

Tony Parker: Definitely. We're sharing. Everyone has a share of the ball. If someone is hot one night, they get the ball, there aren't egos involved. As long as we win, we're happy.

IGN Sports: How many are you going to win this year?

Tony Parker: Our goals are not changing, and that's to win the championship. We have the same goal every year, it's basically the same team, and now it's time to go back out there and take the title back.

Playing team basketball.

IGN Sports: Do you have a specific way to prepare to face the various point guards in the NBA?

Tony Parker: Watching tape is key. I basically watch every game. It's the only way to breakdown your opponents.

IGN Sports: Ever tried scouting opponents using NBA Live?

Tony Parker: When I was small, playing NBA Live, that's how I knew everyone in the NBA. That's how I learned about the players. They go so in-depth with the stats and ratings, it's a great way for people to learn about the players. For me, I'll stick to watching film&#Array;for now. [laughs] You never know, the way technology is going, we might all use the games for scouting by the time I retire.